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1. Why do only few people achieve the masterpiece of the Royal Art term: "Royal Art" (königliche Kunst)—a traditional name for Freemasonry or Alchemy, referring to the noble pursuit of transforming both matter and the human soul.? A question answered by a true Mason.

2. John of the Mountain of Raphael original: "Johann de Monte Raphaim"—a Latinized pseudonym often associated with 17th-century alchemical and Rosicrucian literature., Harbinger of the Dawn breaking forth in the philosophical sky.

3. P. A. Theophrastus’s Refers to Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, better known as Paracelsus, the famous 16th-century physician and occultist. secret and complete little wishing-cap original: "Wünschhütlein"—a magical cap from German folklore that grants wishes or grants invisibility; here used metaphorically to describe a potent alchemical secret or manual..

A circular purple ink stamp belonging to a Masonic lodge. The text inside the circle reads "St. John's Lodge of the Cornucopia" (Joh.-Loge zum Füllhorn) and "* LÜBECK *". The center of the stamp features a cornucopia, or horn of plenty, overflowing with decorative foliage.